Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company

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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company or the "Milwaukee Road" opened in Montana in August, 1908. The company felt that to be competitive it had to expand its services to the Pacific Coast. Despite the fact that it had to buy most of its right away and avoid established areas, they were able to build 2,300 miles of track in three years. Along with building track from Glenham, South Dakota to Seattle, they absorbed local railways such as the famous Jawbone of Central Montana and local lines like the Gallatin Valley's Inter-urban and Bozeman's street railway. Eventually, the steep grades and frigid weather forced the Milwaukee to turn to electric power rather than traditional steam. An abundance of hydroelectric dams and copper from Anaconda made the transition an easy choice and the conversion of the line from Harlowton to Avery, Idaho began in 1914. Increased use of automobiles, numerous bouts of bankruptcy, and the merger of the Burlington Northern, Northern Pacific and Great Northern all lead to the decline of the Milwaukee in Montana.

From the guide to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company Records, 1918-1975, (Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections)

Railroad traversing central Montana.

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad (always known as the Milwaukee Road) was the third transcontinental railroad to cross Montana. It arrived in Roundup, Mont., in 1907. The rail line provided ready transportation to the booming coal mines in the area. After the mines closed in 1951, profits decreased and the spur rails were abandoned. The last train departed Roundup in Mar. 1980.

From the description of Records of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company, 1927-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70963093
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referencedIn University of Washington. Libraries. Digital Initiatives Program. Transportation photograph collection, ca. 1860s- [graphic]. University of Washington. Libraries
referencedIn Claude Thomas Stoner Photographs and Papers, 1870s-1977 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Railroad employee timetable collection, 1862-2000 Museum of History & Industry Sophie Frye Bass Library
referencedIn Montana Consumer Counsel. Montana Consumer Counsel records, 1979-1980. Montana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Barker, James M., 1886-1974. James M. Barker papers, 1825-1975, bulk 1920-1970. Newberry Library
creatorOf Meyer, Adolph F. (Adolph Frederick), b. 1880. Adolph F. Meyer papers, 1901-1971 (bulk 1935-1960). Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Vicars, J. O. (Joseph O.), 1912-1997. Poems of J.O. Vicars, 1973-1989. Musselshell Valley Historical Museum
referencedIn St. Charles Hotel (Marmarth, N.D.). St. Charles Hotel guest register, 1921. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
referencedIn Wisconsin. Bureau of Railroads and Harbors. Milwaukee Road Information, 1978-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company. La Crosse Bridge, various routes / by M. & St. Paul Ry. Co. Wisconsin historical society
referencedIn Stan Healy Photographs, 1891-1977 University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Kaysen, James P. Papers, 1922-1980. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. Investment analysis files ("C"), 1909-1959 (bulk 1931-1954). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Soo Line Railroad Company records., 1855-1994. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Chief of Corporate Work. Records, 1901-1949 (bulk 1925-1946). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Reiger, Earl W., 1912-1993. Railroad collection, 1879-1993. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn [Corporation annual reports. Corporations beginning with the letters Chi to Cle]. Cleveland Public Library, Main Library
referencedIn Sherman, John, 1955- ,. John Sherman photograph collection [graphic] Denver Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn Saint Paul (Minn.). Dept. of Public Works. Bridge Division. Drawings, blueprints, and plans, 1872-2002. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company. Records, 1844-1954. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Railroad pamphlet collection. University of Montana, Mansfield Library
creatorOf Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company. Anniversary radio program [sound recording], 1940. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Railroad advertising pamphlet collection, circa 1920-circa 1940. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Photographs and Manuscripts, 1934-1974 University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Railroad timetables and calendars., 1948-1983. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn North Dakota. State Highway Dept. Office of Rail. North Dakota State Highway Dept. Office of Rail Soo Line Milwaukee merger file, 1984. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
referencedIn Mailer, Stanley H.,. Railroad photographs, ca. 1920-1950. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Adolph F. Meyer papers., 1901-1971. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Minnesota. Governor (1979-1983 : Quie). Staff files: Bill Bond, 1978-1982. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Pamphlets relating to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company, 1938- Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Gaede, Charles. Madison, Wis., railroad terminal transparencies, 1966. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Schultz, Donald. Photographs of men working, 1898 and ca. 1910. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Railroad abandonment records, 1972-1996. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Burlington Northern Railroad Company. Railroad employee timetable collection, 1862-2000. Museum of History and Industry
referencedIn Linsley, Charles I., 1831- . Letters, 1852-1853. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Finegan, Edgar F. Railroad timetables and calendars, 1948-1983. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn H. H. Copeland Maps and Tables, 1924-1956 Northwestern University Transportation Library
referencedIn Mutschler, Charles V. Papers, 1981-1997, bulk 1991-1994. Eastern Washington University, JFK Library
referencedIn Edwin Shearin Railroad Memorabilia Collection, 1931-1981 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company. Records of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company, 1927-1980. Library of Congress
referencedIn Ploss, Thomas H. Research files, 1959, 1967-1982. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Lodge 210 (Janesville, Wis.). Records, 1928-1934, 1944-1954. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Harrington, Michael, 1880-1961. Papers, 1853-1955. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Railroad and electric railroad photographs, 1899-1976. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company. Bibliographies, 1946, 1955. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Christisen railroad collection, 1880-1999. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company Records, 1918-1975 MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
referencedIn Soo Line Railroad Company. Soo Line Railroad Company records, 1855-1994. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn William O. Douglas Papers, 1801-1980, (bulk 1923-1975) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Chief of Freight Transportation. Records, 1927-1955. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company records, 1933-1942. Montana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Gunderson, George O. (George Oscar), 1883-1952. George O. Gunderson papers, 1910-1970 (bulk 1911-1951). Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company. Photographs and graphic materials, 1870-1937. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Railroad abandonment records., 1972-1996. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Specht, Raymond,. Railroad depot records, 1889-1964. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Railroad bankruptcy files, 1979-1984. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Sulzer, Elmer Griffith. Railroad collection, 1839-1978. University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library
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correspondedWith Barker, James M., 1886-1974. person
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associatedWith Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company-Archives corporateBody
associatedWith Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980. person
associatedWith Dupuis, A. J. person
associatedWith Finegan, Edgar F. person
associatedWith Finegan, Edgar F. person
associatedWith Gaede, Charles. person
associatedWith Gunderson, George O. (George Oscar), 1883-1952. person
associatedWith Harrington, Michael, 1880-1961. person
associatedWith Healy, Stan (Edward), 1918-1996 person
associatedWith H. H. Copeland and Son corporateBody
associatedWith Johnson, Philip C. (Philip Cornwell), 1907-1990 person
associatedWith Kaysen, James P. person
associatedWith Linsley, Charles I., 1831- . person
associatedWith Mailer, Stanley H., person
associatedWith Meyer, Adolph F. (Adolph Frederick), b. 1880. person
associatedWith Minnesota. Department of Transportation. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Governor (1979-1983 : Quie). corporateBody
associatedWith Montana Consumer Counsel. corporateBody
associatedWith Mutschler, Charles V. person
associatedWith North Dakota. State Highway Dept. Office of Rail. corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Chief of Corporate Work. corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Chief of Freight Transportation. corporateBody
associatedWith Ploss, Thomas H. person
associatedWith Reiger, Earl W., 1912-1993. person
associatedWith Saint Paul (Minn.). Dept. of Public Works. Bridge Division. corporateBody
associatedWith Schultz, Donald. person
associatedWith Shearin, Edwin person
associatedWith Soo Line Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Specht, Raymond, person
associatedWith St. Charles Hotel (Marmarth, N.D.) corporateBody
associatedWith Stoner, Claude Thomas, 1899-1977 person
associatedWith Sulzer, Elmer Griffith. person
associatedWith United States. Railroad Retirement Board. corporateBody
associatedWith Vicars, J. O. (Joseph O.), 1912-1997. person
associatedWith Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Wisconsin. Bureau of Railroads and Harbors. corporateBody
associatedWith WTMJ (Radio station : Milwaukee, Wis.) corporateBody
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